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13
Jul 2020
Harrogate Borough Council is set to consult on three plots of land to be designated the Stray as part of a land swap to make way for the Otley Road Cycle Route.
The building of the cycle route means that verges classed as Stray land have to be removed. As part of the Stray Act, a suitable plot of land must be offered in exchange.
The council will now consult on the three areas of land before settling on one to exchange.
The three areas identified are:
Lengthy negotiations with the Duchy of Lancaster over the use of Stray land on the footpaths and verges between Cold Bath Road and Beech Grove delayed the second phase of the project from going ahead.
The borough council’s preferred option would see a plot of land behind Harrogate District Hospital which adjoins the end of Willaston Road offered in exchange.
While the land has a covenant which states that it is intended for recreational and open space, the council said it would not prevent it from being used as exchange land.
However, the Stray Defence Association (SDA) raised concern over the amenity value of the second and third options outlined by the council.
Judy D'Arcy Thompson from the SDA said:
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